 minch25 (362), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 17, 2008 App: hazy orange, light head.
Ar: hops; fresh-picked fruits.
Fl: hops; coniferous - spruce, pine, christmas tree; dry; spicy, grainy aftertaste.
Ov: unique, tasty.
dchmela (1444), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 Pours a light amber with a thick white head. Big spicy earthy hop aroma, very nice with a big hint of citrus. Spicy bitter hop and earthy tasty with a nice malt balance. Great carbonation, light and dry. A wonderfully complex and hoppy Xmas beer. You must try this.
TheEpeeist (1468), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 11.2 oz bottle. Foggy honey brown with a fluffy off-white head. Nose is yeast, citrus zest and faint banana. Sticky medium light with buzzy carb. Taste is candi, golden raisin and ginger. Dry finish with citrus peel.
michael-pollack (2710), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 13, 2008 750ml Bottle: Aroma of hops, apples, grass, yeast, and slight spices. Poured copper/amber/orange in color with a large, dense, creamy white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of tiny particles throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is slightly sweet and medium bitter. Tastes of yeast, hops, slight fruit, grass, light grains, nectar, light malts, and a touch of vanilla. Medium body. Smooth, chalky texture. Average to lively carbonation. Hoppy, bitter, lightly dry finish.
acostein (2), San Francisco, California, USA
does not count  | 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 12, 2008 From a 330 cL bottle, 16 months after bottling date.
Pretty clear, nice rosy amber color. Thin head with tiny bubbles. Very little sediment.
Earthy cavey aroma. I could make out little else.
Fairly thin, with lots of earthy hop flavors. Easy drinking with a big lingering hop bitterness.
jrob21 (1271), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2008 Nice, cloudy dark orange color with a big off white head. Some serious bittering hops in there that shine through on the finish and you know it is belgian by that yeasty and earthy flavor. Aroma is a little spice and a little citrusy. Bit of a creamy and full bodied texture. Decent and refreshing drink that could be drunk year round and not just at the holidays. All that spice does qualify it as appropriate for this time of year though.
ditmier (1100), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 8, 2008 Bottle at TFD - Pours a dk yellow with a fleeting white head...aroma is belgian yeast and orange blossom...flavour is toasted grain and spicy yeast...it finishes with nice hop bitters on the end, good mouthfeel...
Scauca (413), Lovere, Italy
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2008 Orange colour with a thick collapsing lacing white head. Cellary nose, spices, floral hops. Flavours, if any, are dominated by a sharp bitter hop cut from start to finish. Nevertheless a nice beer indeed.
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